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Sustainable city leadership 101

Corporate Knights

I believe that a movement of academics, students and city governments can make some pretty profound and needed change,” says David Miller , former chairman of C40, a global network of mayors tackling the climate crisis. Among its diverse activities, LSE Cities offers an academic course for city leaders to craft child-friendly policies.

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The Regions Foundation's Spotlight on Education

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Department of Education, employment rates among 25- to 34-year-olds were higher in 2021 than 2010 only for those with a bachelor’s or higher degree — 84 versus 86 percent. In the school year 2020-2021 our grantees served close to 5,000 students, and 88% of them showed an increase in academic competency. According to the U.S.

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Continuing the Legacy: Scholarships and Support for First Responder Families

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Since 2010, the CFFF Education Program has awarded 12 bursaries and 18 scholarships to deserving students. The NFFF Scholarship Initiative has demonstrated its positive impact on academic performance, with half of the recipients either maintaining or improving their GPAs.

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MSCI Launches New Sustainability Institute

ESG Today

Lee joined MSCI in 2010 following its acquisition of RiskMetrics Group, where she served as Head of Consumer Sector Research, ESG. The new institute will be led by Linda-Eling Lee, who has been appointed as Founding Director and Head of MSCI Sustainability Institute.

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STEM Leader Marlene Watson Receives the 2023 AISES Ely S. Parker Award

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She later filled other AISES roles including chair of the Membership Committee and secretary of the Board of Directors from 2009 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2015. Her record of academic achievement is impressive. from 2014 to 2015. Watson, who is Navajo (Diné) from Wide Ruins, Arizona, and Tohlakai, N.M. ,

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Green to the core? Top business schools are drilling sustainability into their core curricula

Corporate Knights

When Stephanie Schleimer was a young aspiring academic, preparing to teach her first course on corporate strategy, she couldn’t find a single textbook that mentioned values, well-being or sustainability. Goodstein and Schleimer are both directors of a kind of MBA program that didn’t exist when they were students.

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Cascale Expands Manufacturer Climate Action Program

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Through its Decarbonization Program, Cascale’s objective is to cut global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the textile, apparel, and footwear industry by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, with the ultimate goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube